Here is your handy guide to understanding what it means to be Black and Conservative!

Conservatism can take on many flavors and been exemplified in historical figures from Booker T. Washington, Fredrick Douglass, Marcus Garvey, Malcom X and many others. However, there are certain characteristics that are common to all forms of black conservatism.

Some would ask, what does a black person have to conserve?

Like any other person, a black person wants to conserve his freedom, dignity, the abilityto worship, provide food, shelter and protection for his family.

Conservatism has been a part of the black experience in America since the 1600's.

Historically in the black community, in the face of Jim Crow and segregation, "conservatism" was a “response” to the exclusion blacks faced from a largely racist mainstream society. The black community sought to create their “own” institutions that would foster economic independence, self-esteem and self-reliance in the face of an oppressive society.Unlike today, there were many black communities that were viable centers of economic and cultural influence that existed during the most racially oppressive periods in American history.

The app features a discussion on the irony of how the Republican Party, which was formed to fight against the expansion of slavery and provide blacks with constitutional rights, is today ignored by the black community whereas the Democratic Party that fought to maintain slavery and instituted an oppressive system of laws to diminish the rights of black people is now the political home of the black community.

The app contains some thought provoking discussions and video links that will dispel some myths about black conservatives , entertain and increase your understanding about conservatism in general.

Who knows, you may be more conservative than you think?

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